NHTSA Campaign 18V888000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA campaign 18V888000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder. The repair is free.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing filed the report for 18V888000 with NHTSA on December 13, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V888000, NHTSA lists up to 44,121 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 20, 2018 and November 14, 2018.
The 18V888000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V888000 were scheduled from January 28, 2019, 46 days after the report.
18V888000 covers 1 model from Toyota, model years 2018–2019.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V888000 ranks 113 of 226 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalls on this site.
Besides 18V888000, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has 10 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 18V888000 was 18V211000, reported on April 3, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tacoma vehicles. Improper machining of the brake master cylinder may result in internal damage of one of the seals, affecting brake performance.
- The risk
- Reduced brake performance can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began January 28, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J16/J06.
Reported December 13, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V888000 (2)
Toyota (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V888000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 13, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted